Cattle Market Pulse

New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

7,783 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.95/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 573 lb · 277 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.15/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 471 lb · 241 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.95/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 620 lb · 201 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,783 8,225 7,832
Feeder cattle 6,336 5,996 6,150
Slaughter cattle 724 1,045 832
Replacement cattle 723 1,184 850

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders mostly 3.00-5.00 higher with instances 9.00 higher on weaned offerings. A few more yearling type feeders offered this week. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 lower

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
278–292 285 12 160.00–187.00 $174.00 $496 -6.91
325 value added 325 1 178.00 $178.00 $578 -3.00
319–340 334 27 170.00–189.00 $178.32 $596 -0.90
350–386 value added 366 40 171.00–196.00 $192.03 $703 +12.50
376–398 387 91 164.00–192.00 $175.91 $681 -4.41
408–436 value added 422 35 165.00–186.00 $172.12 $726 -10.03
402–448 442 163 168.00–179.50 $177.88 $786 +20.88
457–459 value added 458 17 174.50–180.50 $177.32 $812 +4.67
450–498 475 99 155.00–170.50 $163.10 $775 +3.01
488 488 2 144.00 $144.00 $703 -16.09
510 value added 510 1 159.00 $159.00 $811 +1.25
502–540 528 160 147.00–162.00 $153.75 $812 +0.92
553–586 575 105 135.00–150.50 $143.38 $824 -2.02
562–599 value added 591 55 143.50–156.00 $145.37 $859 —
591 591 4 135.00 $135.00 $798 -10.40
603–625 605 80 139.00–144.00 $142.06 $859 +1.65
605–626 value added 623 43 132.00–137.00 $136.23 $849 -2.43
600–648 unweaned 633 78 121.00–132.50 $129.54 $820 -1.28
651–672 unweaned 658 15 119.00–128.00 $123.08 $810 -1.56
650–669 value added 659 21 135.00 $135.00 $890 +12.00
678 678 8 120.00 $120.00 $814 -5.62
678 678 11 133.50 $133.50 $905 +7.88
710 710 3 116.50 $116.50 $827 +5.50
705–727 unweaned 714 24 115.00–117.00 $116.67 $833 +1.21
707–748 739 62 120.00–131.00 $124.74 $922 +0.86
745 value added 745 2 120.50 $120.50 $898 +1.00
773–780 774 10 120.00–123.00 $120.60 $933 +8.64
803–838 823 34 113.00–126.00 $124.33 $1,023 +7.11
850 value added 850 2 115.00 $115.00 $978 —
853 853 28 127.00 $127.00 $1,083 —
927–935 930 6 113.00–117.50 $115.58 $1,075 +5.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261–297 280 20 155.00–171.00 $163.94 $459 +9.94
308–330 322 21 160.00–183.00 $166.57 $536 -1.34
308–335 value added 325 16 170.00–195.50 $183.04 $595 -1.96
320–345 thin fleshed 337 6 175.00–178.00 $175.95 $593 -0.51
358–397 value added 383 51 174.00–191.00 $178.53 $684 -3.16
376–396 388 34 157.00–173.00 $167.00 $648 +20.56
407–418 414 5 160.00–161.00 $160.39 $664 +2.94
401–438 value added 420 19 168.00–184.00 $173.46 $729 -2.87
405–449 421 32 157.00–174.00 $170.20 $717 +12.75
436 thin fleshed 436 4 184.00 $184.00 $802 —
452–455 value added 454 16 161.00–172.50 $165.29 $750 -1.24
450–494 479 124 143.00–165.00 $158.62 $760 +5.79
506–525 value added 511 19 149.00–159.50 $156.99 $802 -5.01
500–548 522 54 140.00–155.00 $147.53 $770 +0.64
550 550 2 130.00 $130.00 $715 -9.53
550–594 570 73 131.00–147.00 $141.14 $804 +1.61
596 596 4 130.50 $130.50 $778 -9.03
604 value added 604 5 137.00 $137.00 $827 —
608–649 unweaned 625 43 117.00–132.00 $128.10 $801 -4.60
653 653 2 125.00 $125.00 $816 —
666–698 unweaned 678 19 120.50–123.50 $122.64 $831 -3.30
650–699 681 11 124.25–133.00 $127.29 $867 +7.89
713 value added 713 4 120.00 $120.00 $856 —
725 725 2 109.00 $109.00 $790 -8.01
702–745 726 48 120.00–127.50 $125.91 $914 +8.90
735 unweaned 735 2 117.00 $117.00 $860 -2.00
792 792 2 124.00 $124.00 $982 +1.60
843 843 35 124.00 $124.00 $1,045 —
856–864 861 20 120.00–122.50 $121.63 $1,047 —
901 901 3 116.50 $116.50 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–287 281 5 147.00–152.00 $149.04 $419 +1.54
306–321 317 10 145.00–167.00 $151.38 $480 +16.38
361–398 376 8 149.00–170.00 $158.32 $595 +7.14
396 thin fleshed 396 6 175.00 $175.00 $693 —
403–433 value added 411 8 155.00–160.00 $158.68 $652 —
420–431 424 9 153.50–156.00 $154.35 $654 +7.86
462–490 481 16 145.00–155.00 $146.23 $703 +7.50
507–533 511 25 130.25–159.00 $138.17 $706 +12.80
569–598 580 14 128.00–145.00 $137.42 $797 +15.10
622 unweaned 622 2 109.00 $109.00 $678 —
636 636 9 124.50 $124.50 $792 -1.10
671 671 7 126.00–127.00 $126.57 $849 +10.57
680 unweaned 680 2 110.00 $110.00 $748 —
733 unweaned 733 2 117.00 $117.00 $858 —
875 875 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,015 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 140.00 $140.00 $700 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–299 296 22 142.50–158.25 $151.61 $449 —
338–348 340 21 144.00–158.00 $152.97 $520 +1.85
368–373 value added 371 8 149.00–158.00 $153.47 $569 -0.64
350–383 374 67 140.00–156.00 $150.16 $562 +5.35
409–448 value added 411 101 154.00–159.00 $154.22 $634 -3.43
405–447 426 90 133.00–155.00 $142.80 $608 -1.95
462 462 3 137.00 $137.00 $633 +1.00
450–497 471 236 130.00–149.00 $141.36 $666 +5.36
490 490 2 123.00 $123.00 $603 -3.00
501–547 524 184 123.00–140.00 $130.70 $685 -0.50
556–595 573 277 118.00–133.00 $124.95 $716 -5.52
604–619 value added 612 21 121.00 $121.00 $741 +1.23
600–646 unweaned 620 40 113.00–120.50 $115.82 $718 +1.83
603–644 626 43 116.00–129.00 $122.15 $765 +0.71
666–688 678 26 117.00–119.25 $118.78 $805 +1.37
682–685 unweaned 682 20 117.50–120.25 $119.84 $817 +12.34
688 value added 688 2 112.00 $112.00 $771 —
709–718 709 57 115.00–117.00 $116.89 $829 +8.89
750–791 772 26 110.00–114.00 $112.66 $870 +4.66
814–825 815 19 105.00–115.25 $114.16 $930 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 153.00 $153.00 $340 +13.00
272–297 291 17 142.00–155.50 $152.53 $444 -2.47
308–338 318 31 135.00–147.00 $141.86 $451 -10.16
327 thin fleshed 327 7 155.00 $155.00 $507 +13.00
368 value added 368 2 150.00 $150.00 $552 -3.00
357–397 382 75 130.00–150.00 $144.16 $551 +5.36
405–442 426 54 128.00–151.50 $138.49 $590 +1.06
451 value added 451 4 140.00 $140.00 $631 -2.39
453–498 474 138 121.00–148.50 $136.06 $645 +0.76
525 525 6 115.00 $115.00 $604 -5.15
518–548 527 48 120.00–136.50 $130.02 $685 +9.87
544 value added 544 5 134.00 $134.00 $729 -4.49
557 557 5 115.00 $115.00 $641 +1.47
557–592 576 42 114.00–131.00 $122.96 $708 +9.43
608–633 unweaned 618 14 112.00–119.00 $116.16 $718 +2.26
640 640 3 120.00 $120.00 $768 -4.86
650–663 655 10 111.00–124.00 $115.42 $756 +8.46
697 697 11 110.00 $110.00 $767 -11.50
700–709 705 18 113.50–117.50 $115.84 $817 -4.83
725 725 2 105.00 $105.00 $761 -15.67
756–765 758 9 114.00–117.00 $115.34 $874 +9.34
805 805 4 107.00 $107.00 $861 -5.00
872 872 9 110.25 $110.25 $961 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 thin fleshed 252 2 144.00 $144.00 $363 —
253–275 263 9 137.00–151.00 $147.46 $388 -15.54
305 thin fleshed 305 6 138.50 $138.50 $422 —
346 346 4 136.00 $136.00 $471 —
370–383 378 16 124.00–145.00 $139.79 $528 +6.79
421 value added 421 2 131.00 $131.00 $552 —
428–439 436 34 130.00–137.00 $132.45 $577 +22.45
452–494 472 38 120.00–129.00 $125.63 $593 —
523–540 530 11 111.00–123.00 $114.84 $609 +1.06
580–597 596 29 115.50–120.00 $116.00 $691 —
697 697 5 117.50 $117.50 $819 —
731 unweaned 731 3 105.00 $105.00 $768 —
805 805 2 109.00 $109.00 $877 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 114.00 $114.00 $274 —
394 394 6 106.00 $106.00 $418 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 3 125.50 $125.50 $641 —
640 value added 640 4 120.00 $120.00 $768 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 164.00 $164.00 $558 —
464 464 14 153.00 $153.00 $710 +19.00
542 542 4 123.50 $123.50 $669 —
572–582 577 10 100.00–130.00 $118.42 $683 —
656 656 4 125.00 $125.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
668 668 5 113.00 $113.00 $755 —
768 768 2 80.00 $80.00 $614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579–593 585 9 111.00–126.00 $117.76 $689 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $178 —
725–1105 854 85-90% 18 20.00–30.00 $24.48 $209 -4.05
715–1365 887 85-90% 70 30.00–43.00 $36.86 $327 +12.01
720–1360 989 85-90% 75 30.00–44.00 $38.08 $377 -7.04
800–1400 1087 85-90% 105 39.00–51.75 $45.85 $498 -7.39
1120–1280 1164 85-90% 6 50.00–52.75 $51.18 $596 —
855–9724 2247 85-90% 35 39.00–47.50 $41.15 $925 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1600 1191 80-85% 11 41.00–45.50 $43.61 $519 -1.10
905–1920 1297 80-85% 83 46.00–53.50 $50.28 $652 -1.09
1240–1445 1401 80-85% 7 54.50–55.00 $54.94 $770 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1450 1299 75-80% 4 47.00–52.00 $49.77 $647 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1445 1415 2 67.50–70.00 $68.72 $972 -5.33
1120–2470 1552 22 57.00–70.50 $65.97 $1,024 —
1645 1645 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,341 —
1300–2735 1715 43 72.00–83.50 $75.86 $1,301 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1150 881 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 575.00–825.00 $680.56
900 thin fleshed 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 525.00 $525.00
800–1050 967 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 725.00 $725.00
800–1210 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 425.00–635.00 $553.13
800–1300 975 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 535.00–725.00 $610.00
950–1000 975 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 400.00–535.00 $467.50
900–1100 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 525.00–600.00 $558.33
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00–750.00 $680.00
950–1400 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 45 350.00–760.00 $585.33
750–1600 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 67 580.00–910.00 $732.69
900–1350 1114 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 550.00–900.00 $753.18
950–1300 1140 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 64 475.00–4,101.00 $668.61
945–1400 1180 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 550.00–825.00 $675.00
950–1600 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 500.00–800.00 $677.00
900–1550 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 600.00–850.00 $748.42
1150–1300 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00–660.00 $635.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 49.00 $49.00 $416
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 42.00 $42.00 $441
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 53.00 $53.00 $583
765–1350 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 97 39.50–54.00 $48.09 $534
850–1600 1122 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 34.00–52.50 $47.48 $533
1000–1250 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 46.50–57.00 $50.19 $589
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 44.75 $44.75 $537
715–1350 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 47.50–60.00 $50.00 $612
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 53.25 $53.25 $746
1450 1450 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 43.75 $43.75 $634
1550 1550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 50.00 $50.00 $775

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–700.00 $625.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–900 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
800–1200 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,050.00 $905.83 +234.16
950–1100 1013 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 875.00–925.00 $893.75 —
800–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–950.00 $882.50 —
950–1100 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 685.00–900.00 $782.50 -201.88
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 -134.38
900–1250 1071 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 580.00–875.00 $750.00 -132.14
900–1250 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–900.00 $875.00 -7.14
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 -540.71
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 335.00 $335.00 -145.00

↑ Back to top

Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 780.00 $780.00 -145.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 -90.00

↑ Back to top

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.